Vacancy: Senior Front End Developer
Location: Cape Town
Contract: 2 Year Fixed Term Contract
Availability:Immediate
Offer:Market Related
Job level:Senior

The Senior Front End Developer will report to the Head of User Experience Design. You will spend the majority of your time directly building and implementing the front-end components of our design strategy. You will be working on continuing, and improving on, the guidelines set out in our front-end component library, and making sure these guidelines are carried throughout the project lifecycle.

You’re a developer that wants to work in a team environment and coding world-class web and mobile products that adhere to progressive enhancement in order to build responsive user interfaces with a mobile-first approach.

Methodology
Mobile-first, semantic, and modular front-end design.

Job Requirements:
Deliver best-in-class HTML5/CSS3/JQuery front-end code across multiple devices
Posses an advanced knowledge of web and mobile platforms with a mobile first approach and adhere to principles of progressive enhancement
Develop and test across multiple browsers, platforms, and devices
Understanding of HTML5 trends and limitations for web and mobile, with approaches/ideas to flex those boundaries.
Understand when HTML5 mobile apps are appropriate as opposed to native applications or how the two can work together as a Hybrid solution.
Work multifunctional team, and manage time across multiple projects and tasks in a deadline-driven, team environment.
Participate in team discussions about technical best practices and help teams identify optimal technical solutions.
Understand agile methodology and instil best practices into the process.

Must have experience with:
CSS systems such as LESS and SASS to compile style files
PHP include function to manage common elements
Subversion or other version control system
Developing with a content first approach.
Standards-compliant code

Ideal Candidate profile:
Minimum 3 -5 years in a front-end development position.
A self-starter that is able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team
Results-driven, able to initiate and lead projects; work autonomously and multi-task in a dynamic environment
Exceptional knowledge of the latest best practices, design principles and patterns
Extensive experience in front-end web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JS, etc.)
A self-starter that is able to collaborate actively with others in a cross-functional team
Results-driven, able to initiate and lead projects; work autonomously and multi-task in a agile environment

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